diff --git a/script/fix_permissions b/script/fix_permissions
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# script/fix_permissions: Updates the app directory with the correct user 
+#                         permissions (skipping node_modules since it is not
+#                         required and very large)
+
+source "$(dirname "${0}")"/../script/include/global_header.inc.sh
+
+APP_USER="${1}"
+APP_GROUP="${2}"
+
+if [ "${APP_USER}x" = "x" ] || [ "${APP_GROUP}x" = "x" ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: Missing username or groupname argument!"
+    echo "Received: *${APP_USER}:${APP_GROUP}*"
+    echo
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+for subdir in $(find . -type d -maxdepth 1 | grep -Ee '.[^/]' | grep -Fve 'node_modules')
+do
+    chown "${APP_USER}:${APP_GROUP}" -R ${subdir}
+done